Errata

Learning Red Hat Linux

Errata for Learning Red Hat Linux

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 42
First line under "Create the / partition"

Currently reads:
"To add the required Linux native partition with the mount point /, click Add to..."

Should read:
"To add the required Linux native partition with the mount point /, click New to..."

The button displays as "New" rather than "Add."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 76
First and second paragraphs under "Using virtual consoles"

First paragraph, second sentence under "Using virtual consoles" reads:
"...type Ctrl-Alt-Fn..."

Second paragraph, first sentence under "Using virtual consoles" reads:
"...type Ctrl-Alt-F7."

In both cases these are keystrokes rather than typed commands. The world "press"
should replace "type."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 100
3rd paragraph

The author wrote, "you must be logged in as ROOT to shut down your system".
Possibly that is true, for the "Custom" installation he recommends. I will try a
"Custom" installation soon. However, it is NOT true of the "Workstation"
installations I've done on 2 boxes on our home LAN. The Users of our "Workstation"
installations can shut down the boxes, without knowing the ROOT password.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 120
2nd paragraph from Using man

To page forward, press the Space key; to page backward, press the B key. (B did not
work, but b works.) To exit the man program, press the Q key. (Both Q and q work.)

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 184
Paragraph headed "Mozilla"

Second sentence reads "Figure 10-10 shows the same web page as the preceding figure
..." --- but the "preceding figure" would be 10-9, and that is _not_ a web page.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 213
2nd paragraph

service samba start

should be

service smb start

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 216
Middle of the page (paragraph 5 of 'Linux Client') COMMAND

The book says: The name of the SMB host should be preceded by two backward slashes
and followed by one backward slash, for example..

smbclient \servermyshare -U mccartyb

It should read: The name of the SMB host should be preceded by two FORWARD slashes
and followed by one FORWARD slash, for example...

smbclient //server/myshare -U mccartyb

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 219
first paragraph

The DHCP service config file ( dhcpd.conf ) generates an error on starting stating
that line 1 ( of the file).
error " etcdhcpd.conf line 1 expecting a parameter or declaration."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 232
Caption for 12-5

The caption for figure 12-5 reads: "The Apache start page as viewed with Links"

Should read: "The Apache start page as viewed with Lynx"

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 235
3rd paragraph

I followed the instructions "To configure sendmail to accept connections from other
hosts". The changes were accepted by the system but other hosts still can't get
deliver their email.

The only thing I haven't done is reboot.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 283
Last sentence in Table C-2

For "vga=" the explanation contains the parenthetical note that "This argument is
interpreted by lilo ..." --- which may or may not be true, but except for the entry
in the glossary there is no information anywhere about "lilo" and since some
references have been updated to refer to GRUB instead of LILO one wonders if this
would be the case here also.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 337
Line 4 ("LILO")

"LILO" refers to pages 22 and 324. Page 324 is the glossary entry for LILO, but page
22 refers to GRUB, not LILO. And, incidentally, there is no entry in the glossary for
GRUB.

 Anonymous